Creation the 8th of october 2008
at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (Paris)

from Jean-Baptiste Lully


livret from Le Tasse
Philippe Quinault   Ph

musical direction
William Christie

director
Robert Carsen

director assistant
Christophe Gayral

choreographer
Jean-Claude Gallotta

choreographer assistant
Mathilde Altaraz

set and costume
Gideon Davey

set assistant
Juliette Blondelle

light
Robert Carsen et Peter Van Praet

chorus and orchestra
Les Arts Florissants

dancers
Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble

Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Armide (soprano)
Laurent Naouri, La Haine (mezzo)
Isabelle Druet, Sidonie, La Sagesse, Mélisse (soprano)
Claire Debono, La Gloire, Phénice, Lucinde (soprano)
Paul Agnew, Renaud (ténor)
Nathan Berg, Hidraot (basse)
Marc Mauillon, Ubalde (basse), Aronte (baryton)
Marc Callahan, Artémidore (ténor) + chorus
Andrew Tortise, Le Chevalier Danois (ténor)
Anders Dahlin, Un amant fortuné

Dancers Xiména Figueroa, Marie Fonte, Mathieu Heyraud, Benjamin Houal, Yannick Hugron, Cécile Renard, Thierry Verger, Béatrice Warrand

Dancer trainee Margot Naudin (CNSMDP) and Raphaële Bracq (University Paris 8)

production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
with the support of Colas